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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in SA for Brics summit

Xi’s attendance flags importance of the Brics summit that will discuss the expansion of the bloc and reform of global financial institutions 21 AUGUST 2023 – 23:46 HAJRA OMARJEE Support our award-winning journalism.The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. Chinese President Xi […]

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Texan Shines On World Stage

Sha’Carri Richardson, of the United States, spreads her arms as he crosses the line to win the women’s 100 meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos by Don Mooney August 21, 2023 Memphis, TN—Listed as a 5-1 underdog in her […]

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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas

The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year. BY ANDREW PAUL | PUBLISHED AUG 10, 2023 4:00 PM EDT Japan’s bullet trains could finally be coming to America. DEPOSIT PHOTOS A new high-speed railway system inspired by Japanese bullet trains could someday carry commuters between Houston […]

Politics

Idaho’s Teacher of the Year Winner Leaving State Following Right-Wing Harassment

The educator was attacked for discussing world cultures and for recognizing the existence of the United Nations. By Chris Walker , TRUTHOUT Published August 11, 2023 Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Last […]

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Florida: Where You’re Free To Be Stupid

Christopher Columbus Says Slavery Was ‘Better than Getting Killed’ in New Videos Approved for Florida Students Florida has approved using controversial animated videos created by an unaccredited, right-wing group as supplemental teaching materials by Don Mooney Published on August 10, 2023 01:31PM EDT Months after Florida canceled a class on […]

Entertainment

An Actors Actor From Scarface to ‘Breaking Bad’ Mark Margolis Dies at 83

He received an Emmy nom for portraying Hector Salamanca on those shows and appeared in ‘Scarface,’ ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,’ ‘Oz’ and six Darren Aronofsky movies. BY MIKE BARNES AUGUST 4, 2023 8:52AM Mark Margolis, the journeyman actor who turned in a commanding performance as the vindictive drug runner Hector Salamanca, […]

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Worm Back From 46,000 Year Coma

July 30, 20235:00 AM ET Emma Bowman A Panagrolaimus kolymaensis nematode is seen under the microscope at the University of Cologne’s worm lab in Germany. Scientists have discovered a worm that managed to stretch its short life expectancy — by tens of thousands of years. A tiny roundworm was revived after it […]